The Minister for Agriculture Owusu Afriyie-Akoto says Ghana has enough food in store despite the outbreak of COVID-19 in Ghana.
There have been fears that the disease in Ghana, coupled with its related restrictions in the country could lead to food insecurity and shortages.
At a press briefing in Accra today, Thursday, April 23, 2020, the sector minister said the country has sufficient stock to take care of any possible shortage.
“In the few days before the lockdown, the instant hike in prices, and people falling over themselves in the market to get stocks to their homes. I did say after the lockdown that there is no need for it because we have plenty of food. The success of planting for food and jobs have been so instant that h the problem that we are facing in this country since 2018 has been how do we manage the surplus because, on-farm the Ghanaian farmer has proven beyond doubt that with the right support from the government, they will deliver and they are delivering. They are providing surpluses which are increasing every year. That has been the in the last three years,” Mr. Afriyie-Akoto said.
